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Title: Shaq Barrett retires days before the Dolphins training camp Post by: Downunder Dolphan on July 20, 2024, 09:09:08 pm https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/shaquil-barrett-retires-months-after-signing-with-dolphins-potential-options-for-miami-to-fill-defensive-hole/
Well, that much-hyped offseason signing to help replace who we lost didn't work out so well. Title: Re: Shaq Barrett retires days before the Dolphins training camp Post by: Sibster on July 24, 2024, 06:04:42 pm His daughter drowned, bro!! He also just had another daughter. When it comes down to it, family is worth more than any job. And in a job like this where guys can make more money in three or four years than most of us will in a lifetime, he'll be able to take good care of his family assuming he makes good decisions with the money.
Title: Re: Shaq Barrett retires days before the Dolphins training camp Post by: Phishfan on July 25, 2024, 01:56:31 am He played a full season after his daughter drowned. It must have taken a while to sink in.
Title: Re: Shaq Barrett retires days before the Dolphins training camp Post by: Sibster on July 26, 2024, 07:58:32 am He played a full season after his daughter drowned. It must have taken a while to sink in. And he clearly wasn't right during that season and it showed in his performance. I watched him. I live in Orange City and follow both the Dolphins and the Bucs as there's a mixed bag of fans in this area. Title: Re: Shaq Barrett retires days before the Dolphins training camp Post by: Brian Fein on July 26, 2024, 04:50:32 pm He played a full season after his daughter drowned. It must have taken a while to sink in. i see what you did there. Savage.Title: Re: Shaq Barrett retires days before the Dolphins training camp Post by: Downunder Dolphan on July 31, 2024, 08:43:45 am His daughter drowned, bro!! He also just had another daughter. When it comes down to it, family is worth more than any job. And in a job like this where guys can make more money in three or four years than most of us will in a lifetime, he'll be able to take good care of his family assuming he makes good decisions with the money. No malice towards Shaq was intended in my post starting this thread - it's more of a question of whether the team really did due diligence under the circumstances? If he was intended to be a quick fix... then this wasn't what they anticipated. That's more of a poor reflection on Grier than anyone else. Title: Re: Shaq Barrett retires days before the Dolphins training camp Post by: Sibster on July 31, 2024, 11:16:06 am No malice towards Shaq was intended in my post starting this thread - it's more of a question of whether the team really did due diligence under the circumstances? If he was intended to be a quick fix... then this wasn't what they anticipated. That's more of a poor reflection on Grier than anyone else. Not necessarily the fault of Grier. At some point in a player's career, he feels refreshed and ready to go one day, and then a week later, he could feel so messed up that he might not make it through another practice. It explains why Vontae Davis retired in the middle of a game and Andrew Luck retired just before the third preseason game. |